CLEVELAND: Twenty-two thoughts for 22 first-quarter points in Monday’s 109-94 win over the Atlanta Hawks to clinch home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs…
1. James Jones has read this script before. He was with LeBron James three years ago when James was obsessed with his own efficiency. James shot .565 that season and a career-best .406 from the 3-point line. They threw a parade that summer in Miami.
2. Jones watches the way James has played these last few weeks and is reminded of that season. Over his last 10 games, James has been as good as he has been in any stretch of his career.